JDA targets 3PL market

The supply chain software company JDA has become such a fixture in the world of major retailers and manufacturers that it’s easy to forget the company also has a major presence in the third-party logistics provider market. But there’s room for growth, the company said, evidenced by its decision earlier this year to create a dedicated 3PL business unit aimed at expanding its revenue from the sector. The move is one of several JDA has undertaken in 2014 after spending 2013 digesting its merger with RedPrarie. That merger has given the company a leg up among customers seeking an integrated transportation management and warehouse management provider, and it left JDA executives looking at their next moves. “At t...